Which German websites help disseminate pro-Russian narratives ( insightnews.media )
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How the Kremlin launders disinformation around the globe, attempting to sow division and undermine democracy ( www.info-res.org )
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Arab League calls for UN peacekeepers in occupied Palestinian territory ( www.aljazeera.com )
Austrian weapons continue to flow to Russia despite EU sanctions and Austria's stance of neutrality, which Vienna uses to justify its refusal to officially supply weapons to Ukraine ( theins.ru )
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China's anger grows as Myanmar has chosen Russia for the construction of a strategic seaport, despite Beijing's interest in the project ( swarajyamag.com )
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Concerns grow about the wellbeing of Chinese journalists Zhang Zhan after supposed jail release as she failed to make contact with the outside world ( www.theguardian.com )
Zhang Zhan, 40, a lawyer turned citizen journalist, was detained in May 2020 after she travelled to Wuhan to report on the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. Her videos and social media posts drew attention to the government’s stifling of information about the spread of the disease and the harsh lockdowns that were being...
Slovakia’s prime minister Robert Fico ‘in life-threatening condition’ after shooting – Europe live ( www.theguardian.com )
Putin in China seeking support for Ukraine war effort ( www.dw.com )
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing Wednesday for two days of meetings with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Putin's second trip to China in six months will focus on military and financial assistance....
The Hill: US Army intel officer resigns in protest of US-Israel policy; IDF abuse of Gazan prisoners exposed ( thehill.com )
A segment on The Hill that cites The Intercept and Democracy Now, and calls out the media downplaying credible accusations of IDF mistreatment of prisoners, including prior to Oct 7? Did I wake up in upside-down world today?
How Chinese AI turned a Ukrainian YouTuber into a Russian ( www.bbc.com )
"I don't want anyone to think that I ever said these horrible things in my life. Using a Ukrainian girl for a face promoting Russia. It's crazy.”...
U.S. warned Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) access to dollar system could be curbed over Russia ( www.reuters.com )
TLDR: RBI, the largest Western bank in Russia, has been warned by the U.S. Treasury about financial system access in a letter voicing concerns over its Russian business. Concerns remain even though RBI dropped plans to sell its Russia-business to sanctioned billionaire Deripaska. Austrian finance ministry says it assumes RBI...
A Ukrainian recon commander in Kharkiv said its first line of defense was missing, in a 'betrayal' that allowed Russian troops to just walk in ( www.yahoo.com )
Lesbian Women Set on Fire in Argentina ( www.hrw.org )
Three lesbian women have died and one more is in critical condition in Buenos Aires, Argentina, after a man threw a Molotov cocktail into their boarding house room on May 6, setting them all on fire. One woman, Pamela Fabiana Cobas, was severely burned and died almost immediately. Her partner, Mercedes Roxana Figueroa, died of...
Taiwan: disinformation campaigns on Chinese-language media exploiting Russia invasion in Ukraine, spreading false anti-western arratives while fueling tensions with China ( tfc-taiwan.org.tw )
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Women are leading the charge for gig worker rights in Thailand ( restofworld.org )
In Coastal British Columbia, the Haida Get Their Land Back ( hakaimagazine.com )
UK charges three with working for Hong Kong intelligence as cases against Chinese and Russian spies mount across Europe ( www.aljazeera.com )
The British police have charged three men with assisting Hong Kong’s foreign intelligence service....
Activists Attempt to Storm Tesla Gigafactory in Germany ( unicornriot.ninja )
American Medical Missions Trapped in Gaza, Facing Death by Dehydration as Population Clings to Life ( theintercept.com )
"This model acts as a subsidy for Chinese companies": Pakistan's Gwadar port exposes China's Belt and Road failure ( www.dw.com )
Pakistan's Gwadar port was meant to be a shining success for the prestigious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), part of China's global collection of infrastructure projects and trade networks known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). But almost two decades later, it still sits empty....
China accused of targeting citizens studying abroad for political activism, with some students reporting harassment of family members back home ( english.alarabiya.net )
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Inside Germany’s Taxpayer Funded Neo-Nazi Networks ( www.thedial.world )
Former spy for China's secret police reveals operations targeting dissidents in Australia and overseas ( www.abc.net.au )
The inner workings of China's notorious secret police unit and how it hunts down dissidents living overseas – including in Australia – have been exposed by a former spy in a Four Corners investigation, raising tough questions about Australia's national security....
Vladimir Putin set to transfer Sergei Shoigu from Russian defence ministry ( www.bbc.com )
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The New Propaganda War: Autocrats in China, Russia, and elsewhere are now making common cause with MAGA Republicans to discredit liberalism and freedom around the world ( www.theatlantic.com )
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